Church of All Saints, Turkdean

The Anglican Church of All Saints at Turkdean in the Cotswold District of Gloucestershire, England was built in the 12th century. It is a grade I listed building.[1]

Church of All Saints
Church of All Saints is located in Gloucestershire
Church of All Saints
Church of All Saints
51.8552°N 1.8454°W / 51.8552; -1.8454
DenominationChurch of England
Architecture
Heritage designationGrade I listed building
Designated26 January 1961
Administration
ProvinceCanterbury
DioceseGloucester
BeneficeNorthleach

History

The church was built in the 12th century.[2] In the late 15th or early 16th century the tower was added and the nave revised and a south aisle added.[3] A Victorian restoration was carried out in 1897.[1]

The church was originally dedicated to St Mary, and then possibly to St Michael, before being rededicated to All Saints in the 18th century. The parish is part of the Northleach benefice within the Diocese of Gloucester.[4]

Architecture

It is a limestone building with stone slate roofs. It consists of a chancel, north aisle, porch and a nave which had the tower inserted at its west end.[1] The tower contains three bells, the oldest of which dates from the 14th century, the others are from 1641.[5]

In the south wall of the chancel is a Norman arch and tympanum.[2] There is also a scratch dial.[6]

The church includes fragments of 14th-century wall paintings.[7] Other wall paintings which were uncovered in 1967 were then sadly whitewashed over.[8]

References
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  1. "Church of All Saints". National Heritage List for England. Historic England. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  2. Ross, David. "Turkdean, All Saint's Church". Britain Express. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  3. "All Saints, Turkdean". Northleach Benefice. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  4. "All Saints, Turkdean More Information". A Church Near You. Church of England. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  5. "Parishes: Turkdean Pages 217-233 A History of the County of Gloucester: Volume 9, Bradley Hundred. The Northleach Area of the Cotswolds". British History Online. Victoria County History. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  6. Lees, Hilary (1998). Porch and pew: Small churches of the Cotswolds. Walnut Tree. pp. 59–60. ISBN 978-0948251924.
  7. "All Saints Church, Turkdean". Churches Database. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  8. "All Saints, Turkdean About Us". A Church Near You. Church of England. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
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